Full Metal Jacket

Full Metal Jacket is a 1987 British-American war drama movie directed by Stanley Kubrick. It is based on the Gustav Hasford book The Short-Timers. The name of the movie comes from the full-metal jacketed bullets used in the military. The movie follows soldiers who are drafted to fight in the Vietnam War. The story is set in the late 1960s and follows the characters from their time in recruit training and them fighting in the war.

Full Metal Jacket
Directed byStanley Kubrick
Screenplay byStanley Kubrick
Michael Herr
Gustav Hasford
Based onThe Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford
Produced byStanley Kubrick
StarringMatthew Modine
Adam Baldwin
Vincent D'Onofrio
R. Lee Ermey
Dorlan Harewood
Arliss Howard
Kevyn Major Howard
Ed O'Ross
CinematographyDouglas Milsome
Edited byMartin Hunter
Music byAbigail Mead
Production
companies
Natant
Harrier Films
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release dates
June 26, 1987 (USA)
September 11, 1987 (UK)
Running time
116 minutes
CountriesUnited States
United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$16.5-30 million
Box office$120 million

Release dates
CountryPremiere
 Canada26 June 1987
 United States10 July 1987
 United Kingdom11 September 1987
 Ireland11 September 1987
 Sweden2 October 1987
 Argentina8 October 1987
 West Germany8 October 1987
 Finland9 October 1987
 Italy9 October 1987
 Portugal9 October 1987
 Australia15 October 1987
 Brazil16 October 1987
 Denmark16 October 1987
 France21 October 1987
 Greece21 October 1987
 Netherlands29 October 1987
 Uruguay25 December 1987
 Colombia28 January 1988
 Peru25 February 1988
 Japan19 March 1988
 Taiwan26 March 1988
 Hong Kong31 March 1988
 Mexico28 April 1988
 Spain2 January 1989
 Turkey6 October 1995
 South Korea17 February 1996

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